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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Starts with violence and ramps it up to 100 real quick!
Being a Guillermo del Toro story there's a fantastical, supernatural element while exploring topics of racism and segregation.
The cast of characters is diverse and likeable, and I was especially fond of the titular Hugo Blackwood. I found myself imagining it as a movie, and the length and speed of the story feels about right for it.
Nice, easy horror read.
Being a Guillermo del Toro story there's a fantastical, supernatural element while exploring topics of racism and segregation.
The cast of characters is diverse and likeable, and I was especially fond of the titular Hugo Blackwood. I found myself imagining it as a movie, and the length and speed of the story feels about right for it.
Nice, easy horror read.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not very original but nice to read and interesting enough. Enjoyed it and worth the money, just don't expect it to change your life.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
FBI crime thriller meets demon hunting horror. Very enjoyable.
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
3.5 stars. It’s like if Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman and “Fallen” (y’ know, with Denzel) all got together and said, “Hey, what if we had a one-dimensional vanilla GIRL for a protagonist?”
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was fun and had strong spooky meets X-files vibes. The first third of the book had a good strong start, the middle worked well but I felt that the ending was a bit muddled. Looking forward to the next instalment of what appears to be a series.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
The story was interesting but it took awhile to really get going. It should've combined the 1962 & 2020 timelines instead of being separate that would've made the book so much better! Because nothing really happened in 1962 that Odessa and John couldn't have done. I think the story should've started with odessa and really going into the possessions with her. Doing it the way they did made her story kinda slow and boring.
Ugh the ending was so rushed because it didn't start with Odessa so she (us) had to be caught up on a story that was already being told, you know? So playing catch up took up most of the plot and it made the ending really rushed! And I didn't like the ending where she was at the house listening to the tapes! That should've happened when she first found them or right after Earl asked if she had listened to them! Ugh this book was all over the place. This book really read like a movie script, it did a lot of telling and not showing and how everything played out would be really good in a movie but not a book. It's frustrating because it could've been better.
Ugh the ending was so rushed because it didn't start with Odessa so she (us) had to be caught up on a story that was already being told, you know? So playing catch up took up most of the plot and it made the ending really rushed! And I didn't like the ending where she was at the house listening to the tapes! That should've happened when she first found them or right after Earl asked if she had listened to them! Ugh this book was all over the place. This book really read like a movie script, it did a lot of telling and not showing and how everything played out would be really good in a movie but not a book. It's frustrating because it could've been better.
Could not put it down. After The Strain trilogy I can't wait to see what they do with this.